Operation Overlord

The main reasons behind world war 2 World were land,fascism,and natural resources. World war 2 started off between Germany,Britain,France,Italy,and the Soviet Union later joined by America and Japan. World war 2 started September 2,1939 to September 2,1945 and was the most deadliest war in history with more than 30 countries resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. One main reason was land. After world war 1 Germany lost some of their land for war costs and it was used to make new countries. When Hitler came into office, he said he would get it back so Germany conquered Austria, Sudentanland, and started on Poland when Britain and France declared war. H-Hitler used his idea as dictator to take back land lost in world

To Start of World War two the Nazi with Hitler occupied Europe. Along beside the Germans would be Mussolini with Italy, Stalin with the soviet Union, and Hiritio with Japan. Europe would be controlled by dictators all throughout World War Two. All of these countries would be part of the Axis

World War 2 was a notorious war fought between the Axis and Allied nations, during the period of 1939 to 1945. The Axis nations mainly included Germany, Japan and Italy, while the Allied nations were led by the United States of America (USA), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and Britain (Source D). The war was kindled after a Nazi German invasion of Poland in 1939, which resulted in Britain and France declaring war on Germany. As Germany was determined to carry on their invasions, their allies (the Axis nations) and Britain’s allies (the Allied nations) and colonies were dragged into the war, causing it to become a major world war.

World War II started when the German Nazis invaded Poland in a conquest for power and world domination. This led to a series of events resulting in a war between the “Allied Powers” (mainly Russia, Great Britain, and eventually America) against the “Axis Powers” (mainly

Once the Japanese decided to attack Pearl Harbor; the United States had no choice but to go to war. Some causes and consequences of the World War II were; Hitler reassembled the German military, and turned his focus on other countries. Hitler demanded and forces Austria to become a part of his empire. In 1939, Hitler had signed a non-aggression pact along with the Soviet Union. On September 1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland; then a few days later; France and Britain proclaim war on Germany this is how World War II had begin. A few days after WWII begins as France and Britain declare war on Germany. The Soviet Union and Hitler started jointly conquering countries in Europe. However, Hitler planned to attack Britain, and later did just that. The primary Allied powers of World War II consist of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China. The Allied powers had all settled that Germany

Operation Overlord, or the D-Day invasion as it came to be known, was the operational codename for the Allied Invasion of Western France in June 1944. Operation Overlord was preceded by Operation Neptune, which included the buildup of forces on the British mainland, as well as the movement of men and material across the English Channel and the landing itself. These operations involved 39 military Divisions consisting of over 1.5 million men that required 16 million tons of supplies- including 137,000 trucks, 4200 tanks, 3500 artillery pieces, and 12,000 aircraft; not to mention over 5,000 ships of every kind imaginable.2 Operation Overlord was largely a success, and constituted the beginning of the end for the Nazi war machine in Europe.

The Allied powers in World War Two had a great problem on their hands. They had to stop the Axis powers from taking over more of the world. The Allies had four different fronts to attack the three main Axis countries and they finally overthrew all three. Even with the war over, the effects and the advancing Cold War were far from over.

At a time when the Allied powers had very little success in World War II, the idea of an amphibious landing was explored thoroughly and determined to be the only way to get a foothold into Hitler’s empire. The invasion was a bloody 3 day encounter on 5 beaches that resulted in an enormous exchange between Hitler and the Allies. Because of this, it gave a rise to the power to the Allies in Europe when D-day was victorious.

The invasion of Poland, by Germans troops under Adolf Hitler’s rule, in September of 1939 began World War II. The Germans, along with the Italians and Japanese led the Axis, intent on world domination. The countries that opposed the Axis were known as the Allies and were led by the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. Prior to World War II, England and France were major military powers in the world. The United States had isolated itself following World War I. Following the war, the United States became a Super Power along with the Soviet Union.

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"On June 6, 1944, under the code name Operation "Overlord," US, British, and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, on the English Channel coast east of Cherbourg and west of Le Havre." (“D-Day” The Germans thought that the invasion would take place along the north coast of France. But none of them did not know where. They expected that it would be by the English channel. So, they built up multiple arms (guns), artillery and troops by the narrowest side. There was a place called a Quadrant Conference, where the Americans and other Allies like the British chiefs when the Operation Overlord was happening.

In April of 1945 Germany surrendered and World War II looked like it was coming to a close. The United States had been fighting an all-out war for almost five years in both the Pacific and in Europe. The Japanese had made it very clear that they were not going to surrender and so Truman was faced with tough decision on whether or not to drop the atomic bomb. Although opponents may try to simplify the answer and make it a question about simply right versus wrong, important context is necessary to fully understand the vital decision President Truman made. The U.S. was justified in the use of atomic weapons because of the predictions of Operation Downfall, the context of bombing in WWII, and the endless warnings given by the Allies to the Japanese.

The allies did liberated large parts of Western Europe and recreated democratic nations. This divide Europe into two blocks and each occupied by armies America and the Allies and in the east Russia. The United States wanted a democratic Europe and Russia wanting a communist Europe. The difference was added fear of the Soviet invasion in the West and Russians fear of the atomic bomb. There was also fear of economic collapse in the west versus fear of economic domination by the west. This lead to the clash of ideologies; capitalism versus communist. The Soviet feared a rearmed Germany hostile to Russia. Churchill described the dividing the lines between East and West Germany as an Iron Curtain.

The battle of Caen was quite possibly one of the most pivotal battles of Operation Overlord. Caen is right next to the Orne River and Caen Canal; These two bodies of water could have proved a formidable Axis position if not crossed. Caen was also a major transport hub and the area around Caen is extremely flat, proving valuable for Allied air forces to land. The battle of Caen lasted over a month from June 6th to July 31st and lasted 10 operations. Caen was an extremely valuable asset to the Allied advance.

World War II was a fight between the Ally and Axis powers. On the Allys side was Great Britain, America, and France. On the Axis side was Germany, Italy, and Japan. In 1940, Hitler and his nazi army invaded Poland against the warnings of Great Britain, thus forcing Britain to declare war and start World War II . America stayed neutral until 1941, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. With the outbreak of